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Shabana Azmi congratulates new Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani

| | Jul 19, 2017, at 10:48 pm
Mumbai, July 19 (IBNS): Actress Shabana Azmi congratulated Union Minister Smriti Irani on taking charge of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

She said it was a moment of delight to see someone from the Indian entertainment industry taking charge of the department.

"Delighted to have a person from the Industry taking charge.Congratulations and welcome," Azmi tweeted.

Smriti Irani took charge of the Ministry on Tuesday.

She was appointed to the post after M Venkaiah Naidu resigned to fight the Vice Presidential polls.

Naidu is the candidate of the NDA for the vice presidential polls.


 

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